Hacker News with Generative AI: Education

Why Kids' Shows Like 'Cocomelon' Hamper Critical Brain Development (forbes.com)
When adults hear the term “kid-friendly” in regards to entertainment, a familiar image often springs to mind: vibrant colors, catchy tunes and straightforward narratives.
Child Development, Education, Media, Entertainment, Psychology
7 points by KittenInABox 7 hours ago | 0 comments
Sweden Goes Back to Books and Handwriting (irreal.org)
I don’t know what to make of this. The TL;DR is that after many years, Sweden is returning to more traditional methods in education, including an emphasis on physical books and handwriting.
Education, Sweden, Technology, Books
9 points by smitty1e 9 hours ago | 2 comments
Sweden brings more books and handwriting practice back to its schools (2023) (apnews.com)
As children across Sweden have recently flocked back to school after the summer vacation, many of their teachers are putting a new emphasis on printed books, quiet reading hours, and practicing handwriting as the country’s yearslong focus on the digitalization of classrooms has come under scrutiny.
Education, Sweden, Digitalization, Technology
422 points by redbell 2 days ago | 319 comments
Why is homeschooling becoming fashionable? (goodtechthings.com)
It’s pretty disorienting to me that smart people, secular people, particularly people in tech, view homeschooling as a high-status option now.
Homeschooling, Education, Social Trends, Technology
367 points by forrestbrazeal 4 days ago | 1322 comments
Take the pedals off the bike (fortressofdoors.com)
Apparently if you want to teach kids how to ride a bike you're supposed to take the pedals off first, and now my mind will never be the same again.
Parenting, Bicycles, Learning, Education
482 points by bemmu 4 days ago | 441 comments
Why do small children in Japan ride the subway alone? (economist.com)
Why does Ohtani Shohei, a Japanese baseball star, pick up litter after games? Why do Japanese people queue so politely, and wait for green lights before crossing the road? Why, in short, is Japan so orderly? Some say the answer lies in its primary schools.
Japan, Culture, Society, Education
47 points by feyman_r 4 days ago | 105 comments
The Movement to Redirect Billions of Taxpayer Dollars to Private Schools (propublica.org)
Private letters reveal the strategy behind the decadeslong quest — successful in 12 states and counting — by politicians, church officials and activists to make taxpayer-funded school vouchers available not just to the poor but to the wealthy.
Education, Politics, Public Policy, Funding
33 points by rbanffy 4 days ago | 60 comments
UW and CS student reach truce in spat over 'HuskySwap' scheduling app (geekwire.com)
The University of Washington resolved a disagreement with a computer science student who went viral on LinkedIn for calling out the UW’s reaction to his development of an app to help students trade coveted spots in full courses.
Education, Software, Students
9 points by hilux 5 days ago | 0 comments
Ask HN: Do you pay your children for good grades? (ycombinator.com)
Curious to hear the HN crowd take on this.
Parenting, Education, Finance
13 points by mr_coffee 6 days ago | 24 comments
Young Persons Guide to BCPL Programming on the Raspberry Pi [pdf] (cam.ac.uk)
Programming, Raspberry Pi, Computer Science, Education
62 points by scrlk 6 days ago | 28 comments
The Illustrated Guide to a PhD (might.net)
Every fall, I explain to a fresh batch of Ph.D. students what a Ph.D. is.
Academia, Education, Ph.D.
407 points by chii 6 days ago | 246 comments
Children discuss constexpr in C++ [video] (youtube.com)
Programming, C++, Education, Video
9 points by beesgobuzz 6 days ago | 0 comments
MIT students decode the science behind the perfect cup (news.mit.edu)
Undergraduate class blends science, hands-on experimentation, and a love for coffee to fuel curiosity.
Science, Coffee, Education, MIT
4 points by azinman2 6 days ago | 0 comments
Coyote Time: What Games Can Teach Us About Forgiveness in Learning (blogs.bsu.edu)
Video games often strike a balance between challenging players and forgiving them for not being perfect. How might forgiveness in games lead us to new insights about learning design?
Education, Learning, Game Design, Forgiveness
20 points by CharlesW 7 days ago | 4 comments
Jonathan Haidt's Claims on Kids and Tech Crumble Under Scrutiny from Top Expert (techdirt.com)
Jonathan Haidt’s incredibly well-timed decision to surf on the wave of a moral panic about kids and social media has made him a false hero for many parents and educators.
Social Media, Parenting, Education, Technology
17 points by paulpauper 7 days ago | 9 comments
Northeastern's redesign of the CS curriculum (huntnewsnu.com)
On a university level, what makes for a good computer science curriculum?
Computer Science, Education, Curriculum, Universities
160 points by nickmain 8 days ago | 185 comments
Why China is losing interest in English (economist.com)
IN PREPARATION FOR the summer Olympics in 2008, the authorities in Beijing, the host city and China’s capital, launched a campaign to teach English to residents likely to come in contact with foreign visitors.
China, English Language, Language Learning, Education, Culture
21 points by teractiveodular 8 days ago | 31 comments
H-1B: Visa row under Trump fuels anxiety for Indian dreamers (bbc.com)
Ashish Chauhan dreams of pursuing an MBA at an American university next year - a goal he describes as being "stamped in his brain".
Immigration, United States, India, Politics, Education
6 points by TMWNN 8 days ago | 0 comments
Kids need to take more risks: science reveals the benefits of wild, free play (nature.com)
Studies reveal how risky play can benefit child development. But encouraging it can be a challenge for parents.
Child Development, Parenting, Science, Education
6 points by gnabgib 9 days ago | 0 comments
Colleges limit AP credits to maximize tuition revenue: study (thecollegefix.com)
Universities across the U.S. are preventing students from earning a degree in less than four years by accepting fewer Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate credits, a recent report by the Progressive Policy Institute found.
Education, Higher Education, Tuition, College Admissions, AP Credits
11 points by Eumenes 10 days ago | 1 comments
Looming 'demographic cliff': Fewer college students and fewer graduate (npr.org)
The long-predicted downturn in the number of 18-year-olds is almost here. And it isn't just a problem for higher education. It's a looming crisis for the economy.
Demographics, Education, Economy
5 points by andsoitis 10 days ago | 2 comments
Robotics 101 at UMich: Applied numerical linear algebra as intro linear algebra (robotics.umich.edu)
Computational Linear Algebra is a pilot first-semester, first-year undergraduate course that will show how mathematics and computation are unified for reasoning about data and making discoveries about the world.
Robotics, Education, Linear Algebra, Mathematics, Computation
296 points by jamesliudotcc 10 days ago | 73 comments
Social Media Has Ruined American Politics (liberalpatriot.com)
There’s an interesting movement afoot in education circles to ban smart phone and social media use in schools.
Social Media, Politics, Education
11 points by undercut 10 days ago | 0 comments
Four-day week at a south London school (theguardian.com)
At a small independent school on the fringes of a National Trust park in Morden, south London, a quiet revolution is under way.
Education, Work-Life Balance, UK, Experimentation
29 points by robtherobber 10 days ago | 22 comments
How do non-software engineers feel upon reflection, about their degrees? (ycombinator.com)
To set the scene: I wanted to build my own devboard for my own projects. I'm sat here looking at my screen after having opened KiCAD with some of the documentation for an STM32H7 MCU. It dawns on me that I have absolutely zero clue of what I am looking at and have no idea where to start beyond watching youtube. Here I am now writing this.
Electronics, Software Engineering, Education, Personal Projects, Learning
20 points by AdobiWanKenobi 10 days ago | 38 comments
My little sister's use of ChatGPT for homework is heartbreaking (reddit.com)
She is 11 years old and in the last year of elementary school. So she uses chatgpt on my account so I can go back to previous conversations and see what she wrote and BRO holy shit gen alpha is so cooked. So she starts and asks chatgpt to convert 3 minutes into seconds.
Education, Artificial Intelligence, Generative AI, Technology
297 points by ajdude 12 days ago | 504 comments
We are teen hackers from around the world who code together (hackclub.com)
Discover the joy of code, together.
Programming, Community, Education, Youth
368 points by mooreds 12 days ago | 88 comments
America Needs to Rethink What It Means to Be Old (theatlantic.com)
As 100-year lifespans become more common, the time has come for a new approach to school, work, and retirement.
Aging, Society, Retirement, Education, Work
17 points by thinkingemote 12 days ago | 12 comments
High schoolers capture Earth from balloon in stratosphere (asahi.com)
NAGOYA—A balloon launched by high school students soared into the stratosphere and captured our blue, round planet on cameras from an altitude of about 28 kilometers.
Space Exploration, Education, Technology, Japan
9 points by andsoitis 12 days ago | 0 comments
China's overqualified youth taking jobs as drivers, labourers and film extras (bbc.com)
China is now a country where a high-school handyman has a master's degree in physics; a cleaner is qualified in environmental planning; a delivery driver studied philosophy, and a PhD graduate from the prestigious Tsinghua University ends up applying to work as an auxiliary police officer.
China, Unemployment, Education, Social Issues
7 points by grugagag 14 days ago | 5 comments